Thursday, November 03, 2005

Fondue

A thermos filled with piping hot vegan fondue today, with several veggies for dipping: boiled new potatoes, raw zucchini slices, lightly steamed purple cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and baby carrots. Organic apple chunks are in the lidded container. Off to the side is one Endangered Species dark chocolate (half off after Halloween, yeah!). Verdict: Okay, so I didn't really send him to school with the mini-fondue fork (from our chocolate fondue set). But it looked sooo cute and fit so perfectly in the lunch box, I just had to take its picture. The points are sharp, though, and I didn't want anyone's eye out. He used his regular fork instead. I can tell lunch is going to be a big success when he wants to eat it right away for breakfast. He ran excitedly to his dad to exclaim, "I'm having FONDUE in my lunch today!" He ate all the apple, carrots, and Brussels sprouts, and most of the zucchini, potatoes and purple cauliflower. 5 stars.

26 comments:

Little shmoo is my daughter's new hero, and mine too. You have to share your mojo on how to get kids to eat veggies. Although my kids are better than average, Little Shmoo has them beat by a long shot!

Please, please, please be my mother! School work, clubs, sports, baby-sitting... it's so much for me in addition to having to cook and pack all of my own meals (I often have to buy the ingredients, too). Little Shmoo is one lucky duck.

Wow, what a great idea. One of my favourite lunches (which I had yesterday) is various leftovers (boiled potatoes, sauteed mushrooms, steamed broccoli, and sliced tofu) topped with satay sauce. Bringing the satay sauce in a thermos and dipping it might be even more fun.

Thanks for the thermos info!Any idea when the cookbook will come out? I'm dying for some recent recipes. The fonduelooks great! I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say we can'twait much longer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome as always! Two thumbs up for the great pic! I would love to try the purple broccoli but I have never seen it around me. Endangered Species Dark Chocolate is vegan? I guess I didn't know that. Nifty!

I looooove fondue, though I never even thought of bringing it for lunch! You already know how much I wish I was your shmoo, how much everyone wishes they were your shmoo, and how great a blog you have. I'm dying to see your cookbook, though I wish you'd just be there, in my kitchen, encouraging me to eat all those good foods! All this cooking cuts away from your knitting time, no? How do you do it all?